VOD film review: Her

A deep and moving dissection of the machinery that makes humans tick.Read More

Sky Atlantic TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 1 Episode 6 (What Death Can Join Together)

“Do you know the word ‘vampire’? It is not familiar to you in some way?” Van Helsing (David Warner) asks Frankenstein (Harry Treadaway).

It’s only after six episodes that Penny Dreadful finally drops the “v” word, but it really … Read More

VOD film review: The Amazing Spider-Man

A charismatic turn from Andrew Garfield gives this new version of Spider-Man heart as well as heroics.Read More

VOD film review: Non-Stop

Liam Neeson on a plane? Jaume Collet-Serra fuels this improbable thriller with enough suspense for a fun ride.Read More

VOD TV recap: 24: Live Another Day Episode 8

This contains spoilers.

“Yikes!” That should be the title of Live Another Day Episode 8, which sees President Heller exclaim the frankly under-used word as Jack performs impromptu surgery on him.

It’s not easy being President. If 24 has taught … Read More

VOD film review: The Book Thief

Trying to stuff in so many pages at once, this uneven historical drama ends up missing a few.Read More

VOD film review: Everybody’s Fine

Everybody’s Fine. This overly sentimental remake of an Italian family drama is not.Read More

Streaming Media Device Review: NOW TV Box (UK)

Our streaming media device reviews reach Sky’s own branded effort, the NOW Box. Essentially a clone of a Roku box, this is a product intended to advertise the broadcaster’s own VOD platform.

Is it a flimsy piece of promotion? Or … Read More

VOD film review: Downhill

Director: James Rouse Cast: Jeremy Swift, Richard Lumsden, Ned Dennehy, Karl Theobald Certificate: Watch Downhill online in the UK: TalkTalk TV / Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Eircom / Virgin Media / EE / TalkTalk

Nobody likes … Read More

Citizen Kane: A masterpiece of storytelling

Orson Welles’ veritable classic is a masterpiece of storytelling.Read More